Irrelevant Dude
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I know it's baseball in 2024, but I will just never understand the eagerness to turn things over to the bullpen when the starting pitcher has time game completely under control. -
Explain to me why this scrap heap reliever is pitching the 9th.
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I just told my wife the same exact thing, but she didn't appreciate it.
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I'm not worried about the Mets. If the Cubs win enough games to pass the Braves, the Mets won't be a problem.
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It isn't a national game as far as I can tell. I have no idea why it would have been scheduled at night, especially with kids in school tomorrow. On second thought, I guess maybe they were giving the Cubs a bit of extra time after traveling home from DC yesterday. Not wanting to play a day game at home after an away game? But still, I feel like Memorial Day and Labor Day should always be day games.
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I know nobody cares, but Amaya somehow getting to bat again in the 9th and getting a hit secured my 5th straight parlay win betting on the Cubs. Not bad!
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Yeah, this has been embarrassing.
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With Wicks looking solid, I have to believe Hendricks doesn't start another game as long as the Cubs are still fighting for a playoff spot. Maybe he gets one last farewell start at the end of the season after they have been eliminated.
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PCA is just a nightmare to play against.
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Nice to see him go the opposite way.
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Come on Cody. That was awful.
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That was big to get out of bases loaded no out only giving up 1 run.
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Have the Cubs announced any of their upcoming starting pitchers beyond today's game? Taillon is next up in the order, but Steele will be on 5 days rest going into Monday.
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I think it depends whether that are still hanging on in the playoff race at that point. If so, they probably stick with Mastrobuoni. If not, then they give someone like Caissie a shot
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What does this mean exactly? Everyone should live in cities?
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Ha, they tried to throw PCA out at home. Not even close.
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I had a similar thought. Drunk driving by itself is bad enough regardless of how cautiously the person is trying to drive, but driving drunk AND recklessly at the same time is a recipe for disaster and should be punished accordingly. This is an awful story.
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I think the move was fine for this season, and things have worked out very well with PCA as it is, but there is a bigger problem next year if Bellinger doesn't opt out. The Cubs would enter the off-season with players essentially locked into all 9 spots in the lineup. In some ways, that's a good problem to have, but it doesn't leave much flexibility to improve the roster without significant trades. It also continues to block the remaining AAA outfielders for the foreseeable future. While I think the Cubs would be in a better position headed into the off-season without Bellinger, I still think it was the right move to make at the time. The one thing the Cubs appear to have got extremely lucky with is the Bellinger injury. If he hadn't broken his finger, how much would PCA have played? Would he have been able to make progress with only limited at bats, or would he still be relegated to the role of light hitting pinch runner and defensive replacement? Sometimes you just need to let young players struggle while they figure things out, and the Cubs may have benefited from being forced into doing that.
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Or just put Hendricks on an EXTREMELY short leash and have Wicks or Kilian ready to go early. But with what we've seen already with Hoyer's handling of Neris and Smyly, I wouldn't be shocked if this was Hendricks' last game
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I'm riding the Cubs wave with 3 straight parlay wins. The only thing better than a miraculous comeback win is a miraculous comeback win that pays out on a bet that has already been written off as a lost cause. The betting shall continue until the Cubs lose!
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Cubs somehow went from 2 useless catchers to 2 All-Stars sharing time behind the plate.
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Ok, be honest. Who watched this whole game?
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Overall, Paredes has had 1 good MLB season, and a couple average-ish seasons. I'm not sure why we have to pretend he is some sort of known commodity who is likely to return to being an above average third baseman. Yes, he has had some extended periods of success. Hopefully he gets back to being that guy again next year. He almost certainly won't continue to play as poorly as he has over the past few months. But I'm not fully confident in his track record to assume he is going to be the answer for the Cubs at third base.
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Have you seen Nick Madrigal hit? That sun never rises.
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Might want to get someone else ready. Kyle doesn't have it.
